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Agree with PZG302. The car sounds great but I don't reckon it would be a nice daily driver. Come to think of it I reckon you would strugle to find any 240/260Z that would drive as nicely as an Evo. Never driven one but EFI, Power Steering and other luxuries wouldn't compare. Really most Zeds are a little rough and ready and great as a weekender or racer but will never compare to a modern car mind you I am trying to get there with my car. But I have 30years of technology to put in place first.

Congratulations Ritchie. We look forward to seeing your new car. Hopefully you can bring it along to our next meeting at the Jag Club and or the Apollo bay run which is coming up.

Excellent work Rev. And just what a lot of people need. High density so that no air will blow back through the hatch via the gasket. I reckon Clarke Rubber have some great stuff. I often wonder around finding stuff for my car there.

If worst comes to worst and you are not hell bent on original, you can always cut a hole in your bonnet and put in some flutes. I don't think they are genuine. My brother did this on his 240. Are the bonnets interchangable? I think they are.

Hmmm that's a big question and you don't want to get it wrong. What did the mobil guy say about suitable oils for your car? I swear by Castrol and reckon it's the best around but I use 25/50 Race stuff by my V8 which is obviously different to yours. The thing with Synthetic that it is for particular engines. I thought for the newer type, turbo's etc. Not so much the big bore old style engines. I am no expert especially for L28's but I am sure some guys on here can point you in the right direction. Put synthetic in an unsuitable motor and you can literally do some real damage with the bore, rings etc. That is because it is thiner and has less resistance which means it wears stuff out quicker. Short term it is great and the motor will actually make more HP because of less friction but can have diabolical consiquences down the track. Make sure and this goes for everyone you get it right. Also change your oil all the time and you motor will last much much longer.

Give me an auto any day as a daily drive. Manuals in peak hour drive me crazy. But on the track or country road well that's a different story. I would love an auto in mine for the quater mile only. But you can't have everything unless you got millions.

My 300's are perfect for the track and road. Any harder and your ride will get a bit bouncy. Mind you with the adjustable Koni's I can firm it up a bit for on the track.

My electric fuel pump stops every now and then. A lite tap with a hammer usually does the trick. Not sure if the same happens for mechanical pumps?

The way I see it Stevo is that you are going to spend around 2,000- or more to get fuel injection mainly to save money on petrol. (Instalation, parts, wiring, tuning and problems) Whilst I am all for injection and driveability I reckon it would be cheaper to get a Zed with twin carby's make sure it is tuned correctly. It will take you 4-5 years of filling your tank to recoup the 2K (additional fuel used due to poor economy) and by that time you will be working have plenty of cash and really know what you want from your Zed. In the mean time you will have saved a lot of mucking around and money. I only say this because it sounds like you are on a tight budget and not looking for heaps of power from the Zed at this point.

Ha Ha that's my brothers car. Rear came up OK though. I also thought about going round lights on the rear. I couldn't be convinced. Plus it wouldn't endear it's self to the mass's or traditionalists. So I modified the originals slightly.

Chriss Wood is in Blackburn. Phone 9877-2032. Tell him I and Sinisha sent you. He's a good honest bloke. One of the rare ones. Let us know if you are doing the same conversion. Will be good if he perfects the task on yours and Sinisha's ready to do mine. Ha Hopefully sinisha will be out at Calder this Sunday then we can see them in action. I am heading out for a look, not a run. I might do the weekend after at Sandown it's an HSV day.

Like Nato says it won't make any difference. Remember when you ordered the cars new they didn't have different chassis for auto's and manuals. I imagine most of the holes for fittings will probably be there you just need the manual parts to bolt up. I am sure plenty of mechanics could do the change for you easily and affordable. But to cut out rust on a crap Zed will cost you thousands to fix down the line or you might be happy driving a manul rust bucket that has been on the hoist a million times and has stuffed rails. Ha Ha.

Well done Rev I look forward to seeing the car on the next drive if you are all done by then.

Yeah if I hadn't done all that work on my car (front & rear) and seen this first I reckon I would have tried to emulate it on my car. Too late now.

If you find an auto with not much rust then it might be the go. It's much cheaper to change an auto to a munual than to get rid of rust. Plus being less desirable I am tipping it won't have done as many miles, meaning the interior and drive train would be in better nic.

You might have to dust off one of those Zeds for our next trip down to Tassie.

Hey Sulio / Dimitri keep me posted on that photo shoot I would be interested as well.

Hey Rev, Please tell me you will be getting rid of those two rubber holes in the back of the car. Weld them in and also bog up the long indented strip along the back and your rear will look awesome. Easy job while you are there now. Check mine out as I did the same (even though I kept the rear bumper). With those black stripes I reckon your car will look a million dollars. Have fun on your holiday.

I think it looks even better because it's guards, Front and Rear appear to be pumped out. If not for that I would say it would be an even more acheivable project. I would love to see someone re produce that front end. I reckon you would sell a packet of them if you went into production. Sits nice and low as well.

Here's a nice Zed in NSW for someone serious about buying quality but doesn't have the time to build it them selves. Spent 58 and sell for 40K. He would be lucky. Would definately get it for less than that. I reckon 20-25K would be more likely. http://www.my105.com/classified.asp?id=8969&latest=1

Next Nov or Dec we will have to organize a Zed drag day out at Calder. Pretty easy to jump in on a Friday night drags night. We should maybe add it to the calendar. I would be up for it, as I haven't been down the strip for over 2 years.

I reckon it looks great. Where do I get those rear lights?

Well I got a speeding fine in the mail last night for that camera which I didn't see on Saturday. I think I will have to adjust my number plate for lower speeds. Keep an eye out guys as some others might get one tonight as I thought we might have all been doing around the same speed 69klm in a 60zone. Fine, a cost of a tank of fuel. Woopy do, the bastards. Some good advise Bruce but with my record they just throw the book at me.

That looks much better Lurch. Good job. Make sure the tyres won't rub on thos bumps before the next Tassie trip.

Gordie, I don't reckon you will get much better than the one advertised above. Probably get it for under 6K. Changing to manual is nothing if your budget was close to 10K. Sounds like he has done a bit of work and you would have some cash over if anything unfortunate came up on the car. I am guessing this guy would have put close to 15K into that car. Would be worth a look. that's my 2cents worth.